Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D.
Optometrist · Dripping Springs, TX
Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Dripping Springs, Texas, and NPI 1396837324, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas 3695TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara Marie Tholen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3695TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1433 W Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
- Phone
- (512) 858-1766
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 858-1768
- Medicaid ID
- 0410748-01 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160510000220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1433 W Highway 290
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Megan Tholen, ODOptometrist1619359429
Verify Barbara Marie Tholen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 3695TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost103 claims
- Timolol Maleate30 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Xiidra16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tholen Eyecare PLLCDripping Springs, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barbara Marie Tholen among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Dripping Springs
They are 9 of the 287 NPPES records with a practice address in Dripping Springs, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Berg, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201326012386
- Lisa Cantrell, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201245240688
- Kyle Florio, ODDripping Springs, TX 786201689836678
- Timothy Leach, ODDripping Springs, TX 786201396746491
- Priya Patel, O.DDripping Springs, TX 786201194134247
- Erica PayneDripping Springs, TX 786201740909449
- Megan Tholen, ODDripping Springs, TX 786201619359429
- Steven Weeden, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201922188614
Common questions
What is Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396837324, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1433 W Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620. Phone: (512) 858-1766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 3695TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D. had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barbara Marie Tholen, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.